Build collaborative business solutions that bridge and extend enterprise resources.

Develop and run core business services across the enterprise using Microsoft®'s powerful messaging and collaboration tools Outlook® 2000 Exchange Server 5.5 and Exchange 2000 Server. This book delivers detailed guidance plus the Digital Dashboard Starter Kit and a full cache of code on CD to help you build rich extensible solutions for tracking messaging workflow knowledge management and real-time collaboration.

• Understand key Outlook building blocks including folders and forms?and begin constructing solutions using the Outlook Object Model and Microsoft Visual Basic® Scripting Edition (VBScript)
• Create a digital dashboard that gives users single-click access to the company's knowledge sources
• Write custom scripts and agents and expand your development potential using Microsoft Exchange Event Service and scripting agents
• Learn how the Active Directory™ Services Interface (ADSI) can increase your control of Exchange Server
• Extend your application's reach to the Web by using Microsoft Internet Information Services Site Server Outlook HTML Form Converter Outlook Web Access and Active Server Pages
• Use Collaboration Data Objects (CDO) to write applications that interact with Exchange Server and also render content in HTML for the Web
• Expand your Outlook 2000based applications by creating COM add-ins
• Start building applications for Exchange 2000 including working with new Web Store technology
• Begin preparing for MCSD Exam 70-105

INCLUDED ON CD-ROM:
• Sample applications from the book including the External Out-of-Office Messenger
• Exchange 2000 SDK
• Digital Dashboard Starter Kit
• Help files and utilities
• Supplementary chapters
• Fully searchable electronic version of the book